Alison Strack
@alisonstrack.bsky.social
Scientist and writer. Lover of nature and the written word. Childless cat lady.
This is stunning. How can anyone try to justify this?
Trump has directed the DOJ to pause enforcing a nearly 50-year-old law barring bribery of foreign officials
Trump to pause enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is stunning. How can anyone try to justify this?
Neutralize the right's attacks on DEI and inclusion.
These remain committed to inclusiveness:
Microsoft, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta, Cisco, e.l.f. Beauty, Patagonia, Apple, Costco
These have caved.
Boeing, Home Depot, McDonald’s, Harley Davidson, Target, Disney, Walmart, Lowes, Meta
Shop accordingly.
These remain committed to inclusiveness:
Microsoft, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta, Cisco, e.l.f. Beauty, Patagonia, Apple, Costco
These have caved.
Boeing, Home Depot, McDonald’s, Harley Davidson, Target, Disney, Walmart, Lowes, Meta
Shop accordingly.
February 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Neutralize the right's attacks on DEI and inclusion.
These remain committed to inclusiveness:
Microsoft, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta, Cisco, e.l.f. Beauty, Patagonia, Apple, Costco
These have caved.
Boeing, Home Depot, McDonald’s, Harley Davidson, Target, Disney, Walmart, Lowes, Meta
Shop accordingly.
These remain committed to inclusiveness:
Microsoft, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta, Cisco, e.l.f. Beauty, Patagonia, Apple, Costco
These have caved.
Boeing, Home Depot, McDonald’s, Harley Davidson, Target, Disney, Walmart, Lowes, Meta
Shop accordingly.
A strategy to not feel helpless and to do good. buttondown.com/5calls
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buttondown.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A strategy to not feel helpless and to do good. buttondown.com/5calls
This is a travesty. We are handing over the future of science and medicine to China.
Sabotage. Criminal sabotage.
"[The NSF] is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months, a top National Science Foundation official said Tuesday."
www.eenews.net/articles/sci...
"[The NSF] is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months, a top National Science Foundation official said Tuesday."
www.eenews.net/articles/sci...
Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs
National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.
www.eenews.net
February 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is a travesty. We are handing over the future of science and medicine to China.
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Read, share, act.
January 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Read, share, act.
Who’d a thunk? Hooray for Costco.
December 27, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Who’d a thunk? Hooray for Costco.
Options are important.
REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE SHARE
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REPEAT: You do NOT need to be currently pregnant to get this prescription.
In an era of potentially draconian abortion bans, take note!
#ASafeChoice physicians WILL prescribe medication abortion via telehealth FOR WOMEN WHO ANTICIPATE NEEDING THIS MEDICATION.
REPEAT: You do NOT need to be currently pregnant to get this prescription.
In an era of potentially draconian abortion bans, take note!
Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network
social.demcast.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Options are important.
Isn’t that the truth.
December 4, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Isn’t that the truth.
Yes.
December 3, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Yes.
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
Having had a disabled brother, this means so much to me.
November 23, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Having had a disabled brother, this means so much to me.
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Congratulations to Percival Everett on winning the National Book Award in Fiction for "James"! Read Everett's conversation with Bareerah Ghani about the book. https://electricliterature.com/percival-everett-interview-novel-james/
In "James," Percival Everett Does More than Reimagine "Huck Finn" - Electric Literature
The author discusses writing from the perspective of Jim and language as a tool of oppression
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Congratulations to Percival Everett on winning the National Book Award in Fiction for "James"! Read Everett's conversation with Bareerah Ghani about the book. https://electricliterature.com/percival-everett-interview-novel-james/
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I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
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“Never give people respect based on their authority; respect people based on their actions.” 🛎️🛎️🛎️
An excerpt from my Q & A: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/just-answe...
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
“Never give people respect based on their authority; respect people based on their actions.” 🛎️🛎️🛎️